James Remar

James Remar

Born 1953-12-31 (age 72) Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Biography

William James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. Some of his best known film roles are as Ajax in The Warriors (1979), as homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in 48 Hrs. (1982), as Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club (1984), and as Lord Raiden in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997). He has had smaller roles in many other notable films, including Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Boys on the Side (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Psycho (1998), What Lies Beneath (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Ratatouille (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), RED (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), Django Unchained (2012), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Oppenheimer (2023), and Megalopolis (2024). He was originally cast as Corporal Hicks in Aliens (1986) before being replaced by Michael Biehn.

On television, Remar's recurring roles include Richard Wright, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Samantha in Sex and the City (2001 - 2004), Harry Morgan in Dexter (2006 - 2013) and Dexter: Resurrection (2025 - present), the voice of Vilgax in Ben 10 (2009 - 2012), Tonraq in The Legend of Korra (2013 - 2014), and Peter Gambi in Black Lightning (2018 - 2021). He also voices Executor Hideo in the Destiny video game series.

Remar has been married to Atsuko Remar since 1984. They have two children.

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Known For

They Will Kill You
They Will Kill You

2026

as The Pig's Head (voice)

The Odyssey
The Odyssey

2026

as Tiresias

Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer

2023

as Henry Stimson

Ratatouille
Ratatouille

2007

as Larousse (voice)

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'

The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door

2004

as Hugo Posh

Django Unchained
Django Unchained

2012

as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck

Transformers One
Transformers One

2024

as Zeta Prime (voice)

RED
RED

2010

as Gabriel Singer

Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd

1995

as Block Warlord (uncredited)

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Blade: Trinity
Blade: Trinity

2004

as Ray Cumberland

What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath

2000

as Warren Feur

48 Hrs.
48 Hrs.

1982

as Albert Ganz

The Warriors
The Warriors

1979

as Ajax

Pineapple Express
Pineapple Express

2008

as General Bratt

White Fang
White Fang

1991

as Beauty Smith

Megalopolis
Megalopolis

2024

as Charles Cothope

The Quest
The Quest

1996

as Maxie Devine

The Unborn
The Unborn

2009

as Gordon Beldon